Alex Warnes
@awarnes.bsky.social
web developer & dad-joke teller (fmr intelligence analyst). digital & film photography, 3D modeling & VFX
https://alexwarnes.com
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Alex Warnes
@awarnes.bsky.social
· Nov 19
threlte-starter - StackBlitz
A starter project for Threlte
stackblitz.com
I updated my threlte starter on StackBlitz if you're looking to try jump right into some 3D on the web:
- svelte 5
- threlte@next
- threejs r170
Starter: stackblitz.com/edit/threlte...
#threejs #svelte #threlte @sveltesociety.dev
- svelte 5
- threlte@next
- threejs r170
Starter: stackblitz.com/edit/threlte...
#threejs #svelte #threlte @sveltesociety.dev
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1/7 - The New START treaty - last remaining nuclear arms limitation treaty - expired today. Russia and the United States have so far failed to prepare a replacement treaty. At best, the two may agree voluntarily not to exceed the limits for a while.
February 5, 2026 at 3:57 PM
1/7 - The New START treaty - last remaining nuclear arms limitation treaty - expired today. Russia and the United States have so far failed to prepare a replacement treaty. At best, the two may agree voluntarily not to exceed the limits for a while.
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Anthropomorphizing language conceals the limitations of AI, promoting misplaced trust. @emilymbender.bsky.social & @nannainie.bsky.social suggest focusing on a system’s functionalities: instead of saying a model is “good at” something, say what it is “good for." www.techpolicy.press/we-need-to-t...
We Need to Talk About How We Talk About 'AI' | TechPolicy.Press
We share a responsibility to create and use empowering metaphors rather than misleading language, write Emily M. Bender and Nanna Inie.
www.techpolicy.press
January 8, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Anthropomorphizing language conceals the limitations of AI, promoting misplaced trust. @emilymbender.bsky.social & @nannainie.bsky.social suggest focusing on a system’s functionalities: instead of saying a model is “good at” something, say what it is “good for." www.techpolicy.press/we-need-to-t...
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I’ve been badly neglecting this platform for some time, for a variety of reasons. Thanks to @awarnes.bsky.social for the encouragement to rectify that. From last Friday’s march in Minneapolis, prior to ICE’s murder of Alex Pretti.
January 27, 2026 at 4:16 AM
I’ve been badly neglecting this platform for some time, for a variety of reasons. Thanks to @awarnes.bsky.social for the encouragement to rectify that. From last Friday’s march in Minneapolis, prior to ICE’s murder of Alex Pretti.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates: With the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, "Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact—the culture war is an actual war"
“The Homeland” Is War on America: The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti
In the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact: the culture war is an actual war.
www.vanityfair.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates: With the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, "Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact—the culture war is an actual war"
"nearly all the mainstream liberal pundits sounding the alarm about white supremacy, jingoism, xenophobia, and political violence failed to connect these things to U.S. imperial violence"
Twenty-four years ago, after the September 11 attacks, the launch of the “War on Terror” expanded presidential authority, severely curtailed civil rights, and made a mockery of the Constitution and international law.
Noura Erakat on how we are living the latest chapter of this story today:
Noura Erakat on how we are living the latest chapter of this story today:
The Boomerang Comes Back - Boston Review
How the U.S.-backed war on Palestine is expanding authoritarianism at home—from Project Esther to violence at the border.
www.bostonreview.net
January 26, 2026 at 6:54 PM
"nearly all the mainstream liberal pundits sounding the alarm about white supremacy, jingoism, xenophobia, and political violence failed to connect these things to U.S. imperial violence"
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ICE, CBP, and Border Patrol have proven themselves incapable of obeying the law, let alone enforcing it for others; unable to self-soothe, let alone keep the peace. Why must ordinary people be asked to stay calm and not upset them? www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
It doesn’t matter if Alex Pretti had a gun
Nonviolence is a double standard.
www.theverge.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:43 PM
ICE, CBP, and Border Patrol have proven themselves incapable of obeying the law, let alone enforcing it for others; unable to self-soothe, let alone keep the peace. Why must ordinary people be asked to stay calm and not upset them? www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
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If you read just one thing this week … read about the hundreds of billions of dollars in defense spending Congress passed.
inkstick.substack.com/p/critical-s...
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Critical State: The $839 Billion Defense Spending Bill
If you read just one thing this week … read about the hundreds of billions of dollars in defense spending Congress passed.
inkstick.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:25 PM
If you read just one thing this week … read about the hundreds of billions of dollars in defense spending Congress passed.
inkstick.substack.com/p/critical-s...
inkstick.substack.com/p/critical-s...
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Wow.
Anduril’s planned autonomous weapons factory in rural Ohio is projected to destroy/reroute wetlands and waterways - so the Ohio EPA went ahead and approved a “lowering of water quality” for the area.
In order to protect “economic considerations”
sciotovalleyguardian.com/2026/01/16/o...
Anduril’s planned autonomous weapons factory in rural Ohio is projected to destroy/reroute wetlands and waterways - so the Ohio EPA went ahead and approved a “lowering of water quality” for the area.
In order to protect “economic considerations”
sciotovalleyguardian.com/2026/01/16/o...
Ohio EPA signs off on water quality degradation for Arsenal‑1 project, citing “necessary” tradeoffs
ASHVILLE, Ohio — In a decision that is already drawing scrutiny from environmental advocates and residents, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has formally determined that a lowering of water…
sciotovalleyguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Wow.
Anduril’s planned autonomous weapons factory in rural Ohio is projected to destroy/reroute wetlands and waterways - so the Ohio EPA went ahead and approved a “lowering of water quality” for the area.
In order to protect “economic considerations”
sciotovalleyguardian.com/2026/01/16/o...
Anduril’s planned autonomous weapons factory in rural Ohio is projected to destroy/reroute wetlands and waterways - so the Ohio EPA went ahead and approved a “lowering of water quality” for the area.
In order to protect “economic considerations”
sciotovalleyguardian.com/2026/01/16/o...
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"Trump and his allies are tapping into a grim American tradition whose history predates and inspires modern iterations of both the white genocide myth and the great replacement theory. For some two centuries, invasion rhetoric has fueled nativist vigilantism and anti-immigrant state violence."
The Long, Lethal History of Trump's 'Invasion' Rhetoric
In 2018, Trump began to routinely describe immigration as an ‘invasion.’ That rhetoric has fueled deadly violence for nearly two centuries.
inkstickmedia.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
"Trump and his allies are tapping into a grim American tradition whose history predates and inspires modern iterations of both the white genocide myth and the great replacement theory. For some two centuries, invasion rhetoric has fueled nativist vigilantism and anti-immigrant state violence."
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Relaxing Tea Better Fucking Work https://theonion.com/relaxing-tea-better-fucking-work-1819579209/
September 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Relaxing Tea Better Fucking Work https://theonion.com/relaxing-tea-better-fucking-work-1819579209/
some work in progress concept art from sketch to kit to initial blockout.
All part of @learnsquared.com Interior Concept Design course by Nick Stath.
#blender #conceptart
All part of @learnsquared.com Interior Concept Design course by Nick Stath.
#blender #conceptart
December 2, 2025 at 6:14 AM
some work in progress concept art from sketch to kit to initial blockout.
All part of @learnsquared.com Interior Concept Design course by Nick Stath.
#blender #conceptart
All part of @learnsquared.com Interior Concept Design course by Nick Stath.
#blender #conceptart
"Despite the ceasefire, east of the ‘yellow line’ destruction is continuing. The Israeli military is demolishing residential blocks and clearing the land, threatening to transform temporary dispossession into the permanent displacement of Palestinians from more than half of Gaza’s land."
Gaza after the ceasefire is defined by the ‘yellow line’ — drawn by Israel, and dividing the strip in two.
Our evidence suggests that Israel seeks to make the line permanent, as ‘reconstruction’ plans normalise this new stage of Israel’s occupation: frames.forensic-architecture.org/gaza/ceasefire
Our evidence suggests that Israel seeks to make the line permanent, as ‘reconstruction’ plans normalise this new stage of Israel’s occupation: frames.forensic-architecture.org/gaza/ceasefire
November 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"Despite the ceasefire, east of the ‘yellow line’ destruction is continuing. The Israeli military is demolishing residential blocks and clearing the land, threatening to transform temporary dispossession into the permanent displacement of Palestinians from more than half of Gaza’s land."
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Records show that Raytheon was able to claim tax refunds for jobs it didn’t create and bypass public comment for new grants in North Carolina.
inkstickmedia.com/special-trea...
inkstickmedia.com/special-trea...
Special Treatment Lines Defense Giant's Pockets in North Carolina
Records show that Pratt & Whitney was able to claim tax refunds for jobs it didn’t create and bypass public comment for new grants.
inkstickmedia.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Records show that Raytheon was able to claim tax refunds for jobs it didn’t create and bypass public comment for new grants in North Carolina.
inkstickmedia.com/special-trea...
inkstickmedia.com/special-trea...
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Someone is buying up American starter homes and pricing you out. But it’s not who you’ve been told. #EconSky #Housing #PolSky #RonanFarrow
November 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Someone is buying up American starter homes and pricing you out. But it’s not who you’ve been told. #EconSky #Housing #PolSky #RonanFarrow
@wslafoy.bsky.social fwiw I also didn't know the word "venal". Great episode.
Have you guys ever discussed the Norwegian miniseries "The Heavy Water War"? It's based on the efforts to sabotage Nazi heavy water production in occupied Norway.
Have you guys ever discussed the Norwegian miniseries "The Heavy Water War"? It's based on the efforts to sabotage Nazi heavy water production in occupied Norway.
November 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
@wslafoy.bsky.social fwiw I also didn't know the word "venal". Great episode.
Have you guys ever discussed the Norwegian miniseries "The Heavy Water War"? It's based on the efforts to sabotage Nazi heavy water production in occupied Norway.
Have you guys ever discussed the Norwegian miniseries "The Heavy Water War"? It's based on the efforts to sabotage Nazi heavy water production in occupied Norway.
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Blender Foundation and the online developer community proudly present Blender 5.0!
ACES, Adaptive Subdivision, HDR, Storyboarding, Geometry Nodes, 588 bugs fixed, and so much more.
📖 Changelog & Download: blender.org/download/rel...
📺 Video Recap: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wEq... #b3d
ACES, Adaptive Subdivision, HDR, Storyboarding, Geometry Nodes, 588 bugs fixed, and so much more.
📖 Changelog & Download: blender.org/download/rel...
📺 Video Recap: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wEq... #b3d
blender.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Blender Foundation and the online developer community proudly present Blender 5.0!
ACES, Adaptive Subdivision, HDR, Storyboarding, Geometry Nodes, 588 bugs fixed, and so much more.
📖 Changelog & Download: blender.org/download/rel...
📺 Video Recap: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wEq... #b3d
ACES, Adaptive Subdivision, HDR, Storyboarding, Geometry Nodes, 588 bugs fixed, and so much more.
📖 Changelog & Download: blender.org/download/rel...
📺 Video Recap: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wEq... #b3d
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Want to make visuals that don’t just inform — but resonate? Join us on Nov 11 for Art + science: Blending creativity and analysis in data visualization, and learn how experts balance clarity, creativity, and collaboration.
🎙️@shirleywu.studio
🎙️@tanyashapiro.bsky.social
🎙️Kelsey Nanan
🎙️@shirleywu.studio
🎙️@tanyashapiro.bsky.social
🎙️Kelsey Nanan
Art + science: Blending creativity and analysis in data visualization
Great data visualization lives at the intersection of art and science. By bridging rigorous data analysis with creative design, data visualization has the power to make complex ideas easier to…
buff.ly
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Want to make visuals that don’t just inform — but resonate? Join us on Nov 11 for Art + science: Blending creativity and analysis in data visualization, and learn how experts balance clarity, creativity, and collaboration.
🎙️@shirleywu.studio
🎙️@tanyashapiro.bsky.social
🎙️Kelsey Nanan
🎙️@shirleywu.studio
🎙️@tanyashapiro.bsky.social
🎙️Kelsey Nanan
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Today our teams across the #GazaStrip were treating severely wounded patients in attacks by Israeli forces, causing alarming civilian casualties. We have seen injured patients in Al Aqsa, Nasser and Al Shifa hospitals.
October 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Today our teams across the #GazaStrip were treating severely wounded patients in attacks by Israeli forces, causing alarming civilian casualties. We have seen injured patients in Al Aqsa, Nasser and Al Shifa hospitals.
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Israel's military said the ceasefire in Gaza resumed after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight that killed 104 people, including 46 children, according to local health officials. n.pr/48SFSKo
Israel says it's resuming the ceasefire after its strikes in Gaza kill over 100 people
Israel's military said the ceasefire in Gaza resumed after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight that killed 104 people, including 46 children, according to local health officials.
n.pr
October 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Israel's military said the ceasefire in Gaza resumed after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight that killed 104 people, including 46 children, according to local health officials. n.pr/48SFSKo
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Leqaa Kordia—not a Columbia student but “a simple Palestinian girl,” as she describes herself—is the last remaining campus protester still in detention from the Trump Administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian demonstrators in the U.S.
The Last Columbia Protester in ICE Detention
Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman who has lived in the U.S. since 2016, has been detained in Texas for the past eight months.
www.newyorker.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Leqaa Kordia—not a Columbia student but “a simple Palestinian girl,” as she describes herself—is the last remaining campus protester still in detention from the Trump Administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian demonstrators in the U.S.
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New from me @thenation.com: the farce at Sharm El-Sheikh displays the delusion that led to October 7 and the genocide Israel pursued after it — that the U.S. regional coalition can pursue normalization over the heads of the Palestinians, who are supposed to accept permanent subjugation.
Sharm El-Sheikh Shows That the US Has Learned Nothing From Gaza
Palestinans are expected to accept the same deal that led to October 7: permanent subjugation under the guise of “prosperity.”
www.thenation.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
New from me @thenation.com: the farce at Sharm El-Sheikh displays the delusion that led to October 7 and the genocide Israel pursued after it — that the U.S. regional coalition can pursue normalization over the heads of the Palestinians, who are supposed to accept permanent subjugation.
Made a mini doc telling the story of my friends' hobby-turned-business.
It was a labor of love and my first experience wearing three hats (film/edit/grade).
Enjoy!
youtu.be/9QNEFdlwJCY?...
#art
It was a labor of love and my first experience wearing three hats (film/edit/grade).
Enjoy!
youtu.be/9QNEFdlwJCY?...
#art
Rosewood: Handcrafted, Original Designs | Mini-doc shot on LUMIX
YouTube video by Alex Warnes
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Made a mini doc telling the story of my friends' hobby-turned-business.
It was a labor of love and my first experience wearing three hats (film/edit/grade).
Enjoy!
youtu.be/9QNEFdlwJCY?...
#art
It was a labor of love and my first experience wearing three hats (film/edit/grade).
Enjoy!
youtu.be/9QNEFdlwJCY?...
#art
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This is an absolutely brilliant piece and well worth the read - "'I think the visual lexicon of open-source investigation is something that the Israelis have co-opted as a way to try to delegitimize [those investigations] and confuse,' said Elizabeth Breiner..."
As someone who works with satellite and 3D imagery, this project reinforced how crucial it is to question what’s rendered as truth.
Keep an eye out for some follow ups in different mediums looking ahead
Full story w/ @972mag.com via Oren Ziv:
www.972mag.com/israeli-army...
Keep an eye out for some follow ups in different mediums looking ahead
Full story w/ @972mag.com via Oren Ziv:
www.972mag.com/israeli-army...
How a Scottish maritime museum ended up in Israel’s 3D propaganda
An analysis of dozens of Israeli army animations discovered digital assets sourced not from classified intelligence but commercial libraries and content creators.
www.972mag.com
October 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This is an absolutely brilliant piece and well worth the read - "'I think the visual lexicon of open-source investigation is something that the Israelis have co-opted as a way to try to delegitimize [those investigations] and confuse,' said Elizabeth Breiner..."
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I joke because haha vibe work AND the history of labor automation being applied to justify paying the workers subject to it less/treating them poorly is clear and consistent and not up for debate. So I'm also serious.
October 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I joke because haha vibe work AND the history of labor automation being applied to justify paying the workers subject to it less/treating them poorly is clear and consistent and not up for debate. So I'm also serious.